7 months

It honestly feels like I just blinked and Ben turned 7 months.

Here's what my little sweetie pie has been up to this month...

- can now put his piggies in his mouth. His socks and footed jammies are always
- soaked
- 1/13 got sick for the first time
- 1/14 diagnosed with Croup and Strider Cough. Prescribed a steroid.
- 1/16 -1/18 first trip to Florida
- 1/19 first puree (green beans)
- is now eating three meals a day. Including ¼ cup of rice cereal for breakfast, veggie for lunch and ¼ rice cereal for dinner
- is a rolling machine! And showing signs of crawling. He’s really trying to push off with his feet!
- Rotates in circles while on his tummy
- Can sit by himself for short periods of time.
- Is really into playing with his toys now (he loves linking ring, books, stacking toys and rattles and his sound stage.)
- Wearing size 3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes
- His hair is starting to grow back. He’s looking like a blonde babe. With brown eyes.
- Has the sweetest smile and the most precious giggle. He’s discovered his voice and he seems to prefer it most when’s it’s REALLY LOUD!
- Is VERY ticklish!
- Reaches for lizard and toucan hanging from jumperoo. He really enjoying the jumperoo these days. Before, he would just stand there and spin the toys. Now he really jumps and moves around.
- Loves to bounce on our knees

- bath and story time are two of his favorites
- Had RSV
- Stands really well and LOVES to be held in the standing position
- 2/6 reached for me as I was reaching to pick him up.
- Has eaten… peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, squash and prunes
- LOVES rice cereal and oatmeal

- Molly and Sam need to get lots of rest now! Ben watches them very closly and you can see him trying to figure out how to grab their hair.

Danny and I often mention how good of a baby Ben is and how lucky we feel to have him. We always thought Owen was a good baby too and never in a million years thought it would be possible for us to get another really good baby... and believe it or not, Ben's even better than Owen was.

(Since our block set only has one "E," I had to get a little crafty. I used the letter "F" and turned it into an E with a little molding clay. I know it looks silly, but you gotta do what you gotta do.)